Supreme Court leaves Obama’s climate plan intact for the most part

THIS is not good news for conservatives who have raised constitutional questions about President Obama’s initiative against global warming:

The Obama administration on Monday claimed victory at the Supreme Court for its sweeping new proposal to curb climate change with rules on coal-fired power plant emissions.

The court handed down a complicated decision, divided along ideological lines, to place some limits on scope of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. Left unscathed was EPA’s power to regulate climate-warming carbon emissions by declaring them a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, which is the legal premise for the rules on coal.

“Today is a good day for all supporters of clean air and public health and those concerned with creating a better environment for future generations,” EPA spokeswoman Liz Purchia said in a statement. “We are pleased that the Court’s decision is consistent with our approach to focus on other Clean Air Act tools like the Clean Power Plan to limit carbon pollution as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan.”

THIS is not good news for conservatives who have raised constitutional questions about President Obama’s initiative against global warming:

The Obama administration on Monday claimed victory at the Supreme Court for its sweeping new proposal to curb climate change with rules on coal-fired power plant emissions.

The court handed down a complicated decision, divided along ideological lines, to place some limits on scope of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. Left unscathed was EPA’s power to regulate climate-warming carbon emissions by declaring them a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, which is the legal premise for the rules on coal.

“Today is a good day for all supporters of clean air and public health and those concerned with creating a better environment for future generations,” EPA spokeswoman Liz Purchia said in a statement. “We are pleased that the Court’s decision is consistent with our approach to focus on other Clean Air Act tools like the Clean Power Plan to limit carbon pollution as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan.”

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